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we needed him for the austria match, where was he Then?? Oh yeah thats right, he was doing NOTHING!!! He isn't coming back, but he doesn't have the nads to say it and dissapoint everyone, its soo transparent.

Same with his carrear - is there much point in hanging around somewhere in the bottom half of the top 100?

Who did he beat today?

Besides, it;s not about his ranking, it;s about how he performs. If he wins a couple of tournaments, then that's impressive from a top 100 position. That shows he can still play. He enjoys his game, and not everyone HAS to go out on a high anyway.

Also, as for being "the man" in a future DC tie, i re-iterate, if he's the best singles (or 2nd best behind andy) and we have a tough match he will be "the man" for the job! Simple as that. It's fantastic planning!

we needed him for the austria match, where was he Then?? Oh yeah thats right, he was doing NOTHING!!! He isn't coming back, but he doesn't have the nads to say it and dissapoint everyone, its soo transparent.

When did we play austria? 2004 we played them? I can't remember! Will search!

Nope can;t find anything! I might just suck at looking, but tim played the last time we played austria I think. We lost 3-2.

plus hasn't he been asked liked three times, its bang out of order for letting other players (Mackin, Baker, Boggo, Greg, Andy, Delgado) graft it out against people like Israel and Ukraine, do all the grotty stuff with no glory and then we it comes to the showbiz ties expect to walk back into the team like hes the best player in the world

I'm sure they would all welcome him back. And it;s not showbiz, it;s about level. If the level is higher, especially when greg retires, tim is the best option we have.

In theory you could say the same thing about boggo saying "he's not ready". Even though he's the no 4 singles! But he won't play either!

And no glory! How chuffed were we all that they won last weekend hmm?! I know i was!

I believe Tim has faith in the other players' abilities and that he didn;t expect them to lose either! I felt they would beat Israel! They lost! I bet Tim thought the same! He feels not only that he needs a break from DC (bear in mind he's been injured as well) but that other people are capable (and so they should be) of winning these matches! It;s not his fault if they can;t perform! And for one, i;d rather see us welcome him back and start winning when we need him rather than our players under performing against lower ranked opposition!

Well, if some guys wanna play in two holes and lose then that's up to them. So far greg and andy one, tim coming back is too replace greg. No one else is winning. That's what I should have said earlier.

If someone wins in these "holes" they can stay in the team by all means.

Regardless of anything anyone says about Tim, and a lot of you have valid points, must admit I'm very much on a neutral if we're talking being a fan, not really bothered, he still was (and probably still is when on top form) one of the best vollyers the game has seen. Definately top 10, probably top 5 if not top 3. And no one will ever take that away from him. He has fantastic hands, amazing reflexes and such good intincts. And that, I believe, will always make him viable for a place in the tennis record books.

And all this rubbish about DC, it's not about attention, it's not about anything other than the fact that he's quit, he probably won't play again but he doesn't want to look like a ninny if he actually does. he's learned from years of dealing with the press just what making absolute statements can do and he's not stupid. i doubt if we'll ever see him don the Union Jack in that capacity again.